The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-08
The B. & 0. WRECK.
THE INQUEST DEVELOPS THk
CAUSE OF THE HOLOCAUST.
The Engineer Had Been Drinking
and Allowed the Steam
to 60 Down.

CLEVELAND. o., January The in.
quest into the causes OF the Blltimorc
and Ohio wreck A. Repuhic, o., wac
hegun at O'Clock this afternoon at
Thin. A special TO the Leadr sAys
that the City Hall, where the inquest
is being held, wss crowded. The 6rst
witness examined was T. +. Fletcher,
conductor OF the freight tain. He
said: Ed Killer WIS engineer Of the
freight train, and W. ]. Gullison he.
man, We ran from Tfiin to the
Seneca siding, about three miles and a
half east OF here, aud side tracked fer
the east bound express After this
train passed we had forty.fye minutes
IN which 10 make the Republic siding
We lett this phase with I40 pounds Of
st,sm. After going two miles /
noticed thst the train was Stacking. /
went forward over the cars, ei2h'esn
in number. TO the engine TO zee what
was wrong. / found that the steam
had run down TO forty pounds. l
opened the door OF the iurnaee ard
looked at the FIRE, then looked q. my
watch, and saw that we had but four
minutes unit No. 6, the west bound
express, was due. i took q red and
wsite lantern and ian abe d
to flag her. l got about 100
yards in the curve and sig
nailed stop. AS tho express
approached l no.'ced that the engi.
neer had reversed his engine. In the
meantime the freight had come 10 a
stand AID the engineer , | shut of
steam and jumped of, wnen tle col
lision occurred The engineer had
been drinking. saw him take two
drinks OF whisky at Bloom1ale and
two a. Flstoria. When l saw he bad
but four minu 81 10 make the siding
at Rspublic the engineer did not seem
to real Re the danger ahead. l tried
to gst the passengers out OF the bum.
ing cars One man was jammed be-
tween the smoker aud the ladies' car.
l trl( d to Ret him 0Ht, but the flames
drove ms away and be had TO burn. /
heard no shrieks or cries OF others In
the burning cars."
WI Oullieon, fireman on the freight,
was next called. He said he was q
farm hand and bad been on the road
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